Afyonoğlu Meliha Funda, Pak Güre Merve Deniz
Department of Social Work, Selçuk University, Konya, Türkiye.
Department of Social Work, Başkent University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Death Stud. 2024 Sep 20:1-13. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2024.2404927.
This study aims to explore the collective grief manifested on the first anniversary of the earthquake that occurred in Türkiye on February 6, 2023, through the analysis of 10,000 posts on platform X. Designed with qualitative methodology, thematic analysis was conducted, revealing two main themes: "collective grief as a ground for social solidarity" and "politicization of collective grief." The results indicated that the sharing of emotions as well as rituals, commemoration ceremonies, etc. made collective grief a ground for social solidarity, collective sense-making, and healing. Likewise, the public's positive or negative reactions to the government's disaster management emerged as one of the factors politicizing the grief. The reactions to the Syrians and Hatay's people reveal the public's perception of "the subject of grief" and "acceptable grief practices." The study's main recommendations include but are not limited to, increasing infrastructure work, and developing psycho-social support and social cohesion services.
本研究旨在通过分析平台X上的1万篇帖子，探讨2023年2月6日发生在土耳其的地震一周年时所表现出的集体悲痛。采用定性研究方法进行设计，开展了主题分析，揭示了两个主要主题：“作为社会团结基础的集体悲痛”和“集体悲痛的政治化”。结果表明，情感的分享以及仪式、纪念活动等使集体悲痛成为社会团结、集体意义建构和治愈的基础。同样，公众对政府灾害管理的积极或消极反应成为使悲痛政治化的因素之一。对叙利亚人和哈塔伊人民的反应揭示了公众对“悲痛主体”和“可接受的悲痛行为”的认知。该研究的主要建议包括但不限于增加基础设施建设工作，以及发展心理社会支持和社会凝聚力服务。
